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title: mesh — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mesh» in the school dictionary: A material made of threads or wires woven together with small holes between them, like a net. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mesh

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**Who acts:** ideas, Oranges, trainers, two gears, we, goal net · **What happens:** make, weave, fit together, mesh, lock, cover · **To what, where:** material, threads, teeth, pond, herons, red mesh bag

<!-- .vabout -->
«mesh» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [mesh in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mesh.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A material made of threads or wires woven together with small holes between them, like a net.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mesh:m1:1
# text = A material made of threads or wires woven together with small holes between them, like a net.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	threads	thread	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	wires	wire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	woven	weave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	between	between	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a material *not said here* |  |  |  | of threads or wires | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **weave** | participle |  | threads or wires *not said here* |  |  |  | with small holes between holes; like a net; together *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: maths, computing — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A network of lines, points and shapes, for example in a 3D model.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mesh:m2:1
# text = A network of lines, points and shapes, for example in a 3D model.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	network	network	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	3D	3d	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To fit together well: our ideas meshed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mesh:m3:1
# text = To fit together well: our ideas meshed.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fit	fit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	meshed	mesh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit together** | to-infinitive | our ideas *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together, well *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mesh** | past | our ideas |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For gear wheels to lock their teeth together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mesh:m4:1
# text = For gear wheels to lock their teeth together.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	gear	gear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	lock	lock	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lock** | to-infinitive |  | wheels's teeth |  |  |  | for gear wheels; together *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pond is covered with mesh to keep the herons out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mesh:x1:1
# text = The pond is covered with mesh to keep the herons out.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mesh	mesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	herons	heron	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present · passive |  | the pond |  |  |  | with mesh | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with mesh=Theme |
| 2 | **keep out** | to-infinitive |  | the herons |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heron=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oranges come in a red mesh bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mesh:x2:1
# text = Oranges come in a red mesh bag.
1	Oranges	orange	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	mesh	mesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Oranges |  |  | a red mesh bag |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bag=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My trainers have a mesh top to keep feet cool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mesh:x3:1
# text = My trainers have a mesh top to keep feet cool.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	trainers	trainer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	mesh	mesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My trainers | a mesh top |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent top=Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | My trainers *not said here* | feet |  |  |  | cool *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foot=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two gears mesh and turn together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mesh:x4:1
# text = The two gears mesh and turn together.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	gears	gear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mesh	mesh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mesh** | present | the two gears |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **turn together** | present | the two gears *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our ideas meshed well and we made a great poster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mesh:x5:1
# text = Our ideas meshed well and we made a great poster.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	meshed	mesh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	poster	poster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mesh** | past | Our ideas |  |  |  |  | well *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past | we | a great poster |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poster=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fence is made of metal mesh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mesh:x6:1
# text = The fence is made of metal mesh.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	mesh	mesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | the fence |  |  |  | of metal mesh | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The goal net is a mesh of strong strings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mesh:x7:1
# text = The goal net is a mesh of strong strings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mesh	mesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	strings	string	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the goal net | a mesh |  |  |  | of strong strings | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The game draws characters as a mesh of tiny triangles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mesh:x8:1
# text = The game draws characters as a mesh of tiny triangles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	draws	draw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	characters	character	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mesh	mesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	triangles	triangle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | present | the game | characters |  |  |  | as a mesh of tiny triangles | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent character=Result as mesh=Attribute |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And when the meshes were cut, and the eagle was free, the horse galloped on.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mesh:x9:1
# text = And when the meshes were cut, and the eagle was free, the horse galloped on.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	meshes	mesh	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	galloped	gallop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
17	on	on	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past · passive |  | the meshes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **is** | past | the eagle |  |  |  |  | free *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **gallop** | past | the horse |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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